Economy of culture concentrates strongly in the Capital
Region

According to the national accounts data
compiled by Statistics Finland, fields of culture and mass media
generated the largest volume of value added per capita, or good EUR
2,500, in the Capital Region. Next came Åland with approximately
EUR 1,000 and Varsinais-Suomi with around EUR 940. In all other
regions the amount failed to reach the average for the whole
country in 2007, which was good EUR 930. Culture generated the
lowest value added per capita of EUR 300 in Kainuu.

The economy of culture concentrates strongly in the Capital
Region because many of the enterprises in the field or their
central units are located there. Even in the regions, activities in
the field of culture centre into the largest towns. Beyond the
leading regions, the differences per capita are relatively
small.

Value added of culture in 2007, EUR/capita

Regional cultural accounts are commissioned by the Ministry of
Education. The regional data supplement the picture drawn by the
Culture Satellite Accounts which were first calculated in 2007 of
the importance of culture to the national economy and reinforces
the information basis for regional development strategies
concerning cultural activities. (http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Julkaisut/2009/culture_satelite.html?lang=en)

Besides data on value added generated by cultural activities the
regional accounts also cover cultural output and persons employed
in culture by region for the 2001-2007 period. The data are
classified by activity groups. These also include activities in
sport. The data are published both as absolute figures and as
comparative indices for the whole country.

At the same time, cultural satellite account figures for the
whole country are published as database tables on output, value
added, persons employed, hours worked and private and public
consumption for the time period between 1995 and 2007.